BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Pumeza Matshikiza, Sarah Connolly, Joshua Stewart, Ashley Riches – Tippett: A Child of our Time (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Pumeza Matshikiza, Sarah Connolly, Joshua Stewart, Ashley Riches – Tippett: A Child of our Time (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:03:46 minutes | 1,01 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chandos

Tippett’s A Child of Our Time begins in sorrow: ‘The world turns on its dark side. It is winter.’ Composed at the start of the Second World War but provoked by decades of intolerance, Tippett’s ‘modern oratorio’ is built around the soul-shaking melodies of African-American spirituals. But the human spirit is unbreakable, and this great British choral masterpiece is anything but a counsel of despair.

Sir Andrew Davis understands that; and after a lifetime championing British music, there are few artists better equipped than our Conductor Laureate to bring out Tippett’s boundless optimism as well as his burning sorrow. The BBC Symphony Chorus is joined by a truly exceptional team of soloists, and it all begins with a great leap of hope and joy: the ever-fresh Concerto for Double String Orchestra.

Tracklist:
1-01. BBC Symphony Chorus – A Child of our Time, Part I: The world turns on its dark side (Chorus) (03:38)
1-02. Sarah Connolly – A Child of our Time, Part I: The Argument. Man has measured the heavens with a telescope (Alto) (02:03)
1-03. BBC Symphony Orchestra – A Child of our Time, Part I: Interludium (00:55)
1-04. Sarah Connolly – A Child of our Time, Part I: Is evil then good? (Alto, Chorus) (02:56)
1-05. Ashley Riches – A Child of our Time, Part I: The Narrator. Now in each nation there were some cast out… (Bass) (01:04)
1-06. BBC Symphony Chorus – A Child of our Time, Part I: Chorus of the Oppressed. When shall the usurer’s city cease? (Chorus) (02:27)
1-07. Joshua Stewart – A Child of our Time, Part I: I have no money for my bread (Tenor) (03:33)
1-08. Pumeza Matshikiza – A Child of our Time, Part I: How can I cherish my man in such days…? (Soprano) (03:15)
1-09. Pumeza Matshikiza – A Child of our Time, Part I: A Spiritual. Steal away (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus) (02:31)
1-10. BBC Symphony Chorus – A Child of our Time, Part II: A star rises in mid-winter (Chorus) (02:42)
1-11. Ashley Riches – A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. And a time came… (Bass) (00:18)
1-12. BBC Symphony Chorus – A Child of our Time, Part II: Double Chorus of Persecutors and Persecuted. Away with them! (Chorus) (01:02)
1-13. Ashley Riches – A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. Where they could, they fled from the terror (Bass) (00:24)
1-14. BBC Symphony Chorus – A Child of our Time, Part II: Chorus of the Self-righteous. We cannot have them in our Empire (Chorus) (00:48)
1-15. Ashley Riches – A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. And the boy’s mother wrote a letter… (Bass) (00:14)
1-16. Pumeza Matshikiza – A Child of our Time, Part II: The Mother, the Uncle and Aunt, and the Boy. O my son! (Soloists) (01:12)
1-17. Pumeza Matshikiza – A Child of our Time, Part II: A Spiritual. Nobody knows the trouble I see, Lord (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus) (01:23)
1-18. Sarah Connolly – A Child of our Time, Part II: The boy becomes desperate in his agony (Alto, Bass) (01:18)
1-19. Ashley Riches – A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. They took a terrible vengeance (Bass) (00:23)
1-20. BBC Symphony Chorus – A Child of our Time, Part II: The Terror. Burn down their houses! (Chorus) (01:10)
1-21. Ashley Riches – A Child of our Time, Part II: The Narrator. Men were ashamed of what was done (Bass) (00:34)
1-22. Ashley Riches – A Child of our Time, Part II: A Spiritual of Anger. Go down, Moses (Bass, Chorus) (02:30)
1-23. Joshua Stewart – A Child of our Time, Part II: The Boy sings in his Prison. My dreams are all shattered in a ghastly reality (Tenor) (03:02)
1-24. Pumeza Matshikiza – A Child of our Time, Part II: The Mother. What have I done to you, my son? (Soprano) (01:39)
1-25. Sarah Connolly – A Child of our Time, Part II: The dark forces rise like a flood (Alto) (00:40)
1-26. Pumeza Matshikiza – A Child of our Time, Part II: A Spiritual. O! by and by (Soprano, Chorus) (01:32)
1-27. BBC Symphony Chorus – A Child of our Time, Part III: The cold deepens (Chorus) (03:38)
1-28. Sarah Connolly – A Child of our Time, Part III: The soul of man is impassioned… (Alto) (02:25)
1-29. Ashley Riches – A Child of our Time, Part III: The words of wisdom are these (Bass, Chorus) (04:59)
1-30. BBC Symphony Orchestra – A Child of our Time, Part III: Preludium (01:05)
1-31. Pumeza Matshikiza – A Child of our Time, Part III: I would know my shadow and my light (Soloists, Chorus) (04:56)
1-32. Pumeza Matshikiza – A Child of our Time, Part III: A Spiritual. Deep river (Soloists, Chorus) (03:14)

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